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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Multi-norm CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands 0.14-12 MHz in 4 bands 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity < 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.3 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne 10 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 5.52 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 3 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 20-160 m in 5 bands - 25.615-30.105 MHz (restricted in most countries)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM  
RF-output 180 W (PEP input) ? 15 W (export), 4 W normal

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω ? ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8 or 24 V DC ± 10%
Current RX 0.3-0.5 A ? ?
TX Max 16 A - 3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in China
Dimensions 240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
? 122 × 35 × 165 mm
(4.80 × 1.38 × 6.50 in)
Weight 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) ? 480 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 400 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ATLAS-000180 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000051 CRT-002000H